Just because

My meta-discourse is that spending the day arguing about a movie review is a right and proper use of social media, and infinitely more fun than the usual thing that happens around here

This is great because Philadelphia has a deep pool of parallel-parking talent and also a large population who are not aware that parallel parking exists.

Stephanie Farr@farfarraway.bsky.social · 2w ago

Move over PPA, there's a new Parking Wars in town by a group calling itself the PPPA. www.inquirer.com/life/philade...

yes, this is about The Odyssey. the Odysseyposting will continue until hospitality improves

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Odysseus sowing: Well this fucking sucks. What the fuck. Odysseys reaping: Well this fucking sucks. What the fuck.

Conservative media criticism has become so racist and vulgarized that Nolan can make a movie with the message "imperial powers are the barbarians at their own gates" and the right-wing critique of it is "why lady black"

I only find out about this today?!? (╯°□°）╯︵ ┻━┻

Sarah Archer@sarcher.bsky.social · 2w ago

I went to an orchestral performance of video game music last night and it ruled:

I'd tell my Polyphemus joke but Nobody gets it.

internet freds 🦇☠️💾✨️@esquiring.bsky.social · 3w ago

I'd tell you my Poseidon joke but I don't want to rock the boat.

I don't know who needs to hear this, but the Hadestown pro shot is in theaters next weekend.

I posted my thoughts on the new The Odyssey over on Mastodon, where I could properly spoiler tag them. wandering.shop/@thecorodon/...

The Corodon@thecorodon.wandering.shop.ap.brid.gy · 3w ago

[The Odyssey, impressions, no spoilers] I liked it. More than Oppenheimer, but I wasn't so hot on Oppenheimer. It does a good job of the Odyssey, and the actors are all great. It's a very Christopher Nolan movie. It makes sure to say its Themes out loud, in simple language, at least once […]

Piranesi by Susanna Clarke v1.3: Fixed a case where an area was inaccessible in the volcano dungeon

As my cranky soul-ancestor wrote in Medicina Magica tamen Physica:

On the phone to my friend at 11pm when a swarm of baby spiders floods over my open windowsill and I go "o God... a spider just gave birth in my living room." And she laughs and goes "you're the spider midwife!" And literally the only way my brain can respond is to just very sadly go "...spidwife..."

On the brain:

Celebrating the Sesquicentennial by disposing of an emperor.

The Corodon@thecorodon.wandering.shop.ap.brid.gy · last mo.

Yesterday was a cross-state road trip to help sell an inherited marble bust of young Augustus.

250 years ago: Thomas Jefferson submitted the final draft of the Declaration of Independence to the Continental Congress.

If they're out of ideas, they could start doing this. James Bond will return in... Aqualung.

Cullen@hellocullen.bsky.social · last mo.

it wouldve been funny if goldfinger wasnt a movie and just a crazy song about a guy shirley bassey made up

In which your favorite ice cream shop goes to war with dot cake, this summer’s most viral cake sensation.

I'm sorry, I couldn't get it out of my head.

A new discourse has entered the game.

nige 'dear ratboy'@niall.codes · 2mo ago

That's enough Death of the Author. It's time for Death of the Audience. Start running fools

"Let me see my boy beating the shit out of everyone twice an episode or write better!" is pretty broadly applicable writing advice.

Luke O'Neil@lukeoneil47.bsky.social · 2mo ago

It’s just not written well enough to be the show it seems to want to be. And it got way too enamored with Fisk. Let me see my boy beating the shit out of everyone twice an episode or write better!

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Matthew@mapoochoo.bsky.social · 2mo ago

The Met put its entire collection online for free so I made a game out of it! 10 artifacts a day, and you guess where and when each one's from. Anthropeum.com if anyone wants to give it a shot and leave feedback :) #history #archeology #arthistory #museums

Looking at stories through the lens of the Monomyth keeps us from considering more interesting interpretations such as

Josephine "beckbook.com" Riesman@josie.zone · 2mo ago

Stunned myself with the realization that RETURN OF THE JEDI (1983) is a recapitulation of the Biblical Binding of Isaac where Abraham decides to kill God instead of his son

I finally read Piranesi a month ago after a false start with it when it first came out. Excellent fantasy book, and yeah, come to think of it it does play with ideas that are having a moment since then. Also, Backrooms star Chiwetel Ejiofor did the audiobook, apparently.

Andy Diggle@andydiggle.bsky.social · 2mo ago

It occurs to me that Susanna Clarke‘s Piranesi is the ultimate Backrooms story.

You've been asked questions by Jonathan Frakes. Now here's Rod Serling describing a guy. (Also it's a whole channel of this sort of thing.)

Sue Fleming@heressue.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Knowing now that this exists may have just changed my life. Or at least my next two hours or so. These are sooo good. youtu.be/5mUI-oGPxxI

"The Scorpion and the Frog" but now you can rocket jump over creatures

Air to Ground Message: AIR IS SMOOTH AS A PUPPYS TUMMY... Area: Gaithersburg, MD, USA Type: Embraer 175 (Enhanced Wing) A: #a6c3fcf0674 F: #f54c6d49705

Name 10 MOVIES you've seen on the big screen (original or re-release): Seven Samurai The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly Labyrinth The Fall Cave of Forgotten Dreams Interstellar The King's Speech The Green Knight Nope Everything, Everywhere, All At Once

Erin Snyder@erinlsnyder.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Name 10 MOVIES you've seen on the big screen (original or re-release): The Princess Bride Back to the Future Willow Mirrormask 9 Sleepy Hollow The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen The Chronicles of Riddick The Triplets of Bellevue Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever